WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DOWNFALL OF OEDIPUS‚ IS IT FATE OR FREE WILL? In Oedipus the King by Sophocles‚ Oedipus is responsible for the tragedy of his downfall. Oedipus is presented with a series of choices throughout the play‚ and his arrogant and stubborn nature push him to impulsively make the wrong decisions‚ the decisions that ultimately lead him to his downfall. While Oedipus and those around him consider "fate" the source of Oedipus’ problems‚ Oedipus’ decisions show the
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Romeo and Juliet Essay Written By: Michelle Yang Topic: Who is ultimately responsible for Romeo & Juliet’s deaths and why? Death is and always will be a hard topic to talk about‚ especially when someone is to blame. In the play‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ many characters could take responsibility for the deaths of the young lovers‚ but who is ultimately to blame? In my opinion‚ Romeo is the main cause of their deaths. He rushed into marriage without thinking
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male character in this play‚ is to some extent responsible for his own death. However I am also hoping to ascertain fate and destiny’s involvement with the time‚ place‚ and situation in which he died. Factors which may have influenced Eddie’s opinions of certain circumstances will also be explored‚ such as social and historical backgrounds‚ communication between characters‚ relationships‚ fate and destiny‚ tragedy‚ and mirroring of Arthur Miller’s own life. Eddie Carbone was brought up in early twentieth-century
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according to the Aristotelian definition‚ because his demise is entirely of his own doing. In the ongoing debate of fate versus free will‚ Oedipus proves that fate will only take a person so far. There is no arguing that he was dealt a dreadful hand by the Gods‚ but it is by his own free will that his prized life collapses. Oedipus could‚ and should have done nothing given the prophecies of the oracle‚ although either way his fate would have been realized. His apparent powerlessness against fate cannot
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David Ryan 9-15-15 Period 6 Section 3‚ Question 6. In my onion‚ Napoleon was the creator of his time and not the creation of his time because he made most of his opportunities from his hard work. Napoleon started it all by working hard in school when he was young. He was given the task of defending delegates from a government official in 1795. Napoleon along with gunners successfully defended the delegates. They made the attackers panic and confused. Napoleon was the hero of the hour and in Paris
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Title of Essay Macbeth is ultimately responsible for the murder of Duncan as he is the host and honour bound to offer protection to the visitor; he is also responsible for his actions and as an army general‚ he is capable of making his own decisions without letting anyone influence his ambition. Introduction I. Macbeth has his own mind. A. He makes the ultimate decision in the end. 1. He should not let his ambition be influenced. 2. He backed out at one point. a. Act 1‚ Scene 7‚ Lines
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Lear is responsible for his downfall in a countless amount of ways each one leading on from the next. He abuses his superior position as king and yet still demands respect and authority of which he strongly believes he deserves. Lear longs for his daughter’s companionship. He is blinded by lies and “thy youngest daughter does not love thee least” is banishes. Lear uses his authority and wealth to bargain for his daughters love. As a result of Lear’s moral blindness “when power to flattery bows”
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tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare outlines how the lust for power can bring out the worst in people. This is evident through Macbeth’s vaulting ambition to be king which ultimately leads to his downfall. Through Macbeth wrestling with his conscience about the prophesies of the witches he started to gain the trait of ambition. We also see his ambition continue to grow through the persuasion by his soul mate which is also shown through the 1961 CBC TV production of Macbeth. His want to stay
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Othello Coursework: How far do you agree with Bradley’s view that Iago is wholly responsible for Othello’s downfall? A.C Bradley‚ a known literature critic‚ argues that it is in fact the machinations of the character Iago that is wholly responsible for the downfall of Othello. “..that these worthy people‚ who are so successful and popular and stupid‚ are mere puppets in his hands‚ but living puppets‚ who at the motion of his finger must contort themselves in agony‚ while all the time they believe that
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leadership brought Rome many fortunes; some historians credit his success to the fact that he was ambitious. However‚ becoming overly ambitious has often been the cause of downfall for the leaders of the past‚ and Ceasar’s case was no different. While ambition gives an individual a goal and proper motivation towards it‚ sometimes the culprit can become obsessed with his own legacy‚ and forego rationality to in an attempt to carve his name in stone. For a ruler‚ this is a particularly undesirable
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